FOB CHARITIESAND CORRECTION

The Virginia Conference to BeHeld in Petersburg Next

Tuesday Evening.

WOMEN'S HOME MISSIONS

Forty Graduates of the VirginiaNormal and Industrial

Institute.

PETERSBURG, VA., May 15..Tho fifthannual meeting of tho Virginia confer¬ence of Chnrltlen nnd Correction will beculled to order next Tuesday overling nt

A. P. Hill Camp Mall by Rev. Dr. J. M.Pllclier, president of tho organization.Addresses of welcome will bo deliveredby Mayor William M. Jones and ChurlosT. Lasslter, to which Dr. Pllclier and JohnM, Higglns, of Richmond, will respond,after which the conference will hear thePresident's addresB, and tho report Ofthe local Committee on Arrangements.Tho following two days' sessions of theconference will be devoted to tho hearingof reports from Its Working Committee,addresses and papers on charltaUo andreformatory work, and general discussionof those subjects by members of the or¬

ganization.On subjects relativo to tho sick and In¬

firm p"or In their homes, of which com¬

mittee, Mrs. W. M. Jone« is chalrinah,papers will bo rend by MIsb Ann Gully,of Richmond; Dr. O. C. Wright, of Sus¬sex county, and Rev. Dr. J, 8. Foster,of Petersburg.John M. Glenn, of Baltimore, cx-pres-

Idont of the national conference, willmake an address Wednesday afternoon on

the subject of education ns a factor Inchnrlty, and on Thursday afternoon, Mrs.Kate Waller Barrett, of Washington, D.d.'i will rend her address on dependent nnddelinquent children. Among other work¬ers with Ihe conference, whose paperswill in rend during the meeting, are Bur¬nett Lewis, of Richmond: Miss MfittleOrundy. of Fairfax: Miss Eva Robinson,an/1 Rev. J. T. Mastín, of Henrlco, andthé following Richmond representatives:Dr. Robert Frazor, Charles Hutzler,Otorgo B. Davis, secretary of the con¬

ference, and W. XV. Gillette.Cli Wednesday afternoon Dr. Wil¬

liam F. Drewry, treasurer of thoconference will conduct the mem¬

bers around the big Central StateHospital, of which ho Is superintendent.The conference will ndjonrn Thursday af¬ternoon. At the request of SecretoryDavis, Mayor Jonc« has appointed t'wen-ty-flvo delegates from this city, amongwhom are Rev. Dr. J. S. Foster, Rev.W. McC. White, Rev. J. T. O'Fnrrell.Mrs. David Collender, Mrs. J. J. Law¬rence, Rev. R. W. Barn well, Rev Dr.C. B. Bryan, Rev. Dr. W C. Taylor, MiesMartha D. Vnughan, Mrs. Marlon Wells,R. P. Barham, Augustus Wright andothers,The'Womnh's Home Mission Boclety,

ol the Virginia Methodist conference willconvene to-morrow morning at tho MarketStreet Methodist Church for a three days'meeting. About thirty-five delegates aro

expected.Diplomas were presented to more than

forty graduates at the commencementexercises of the Virginia Normal and In¬dustrial Institute.

NEW IRON BRIDGE.

Large Attendance at Louisa Cir¬cuit Court.

(Special to The Tlmes-DlRpatch.)LOUISA, May 16,-The contract for the

new Iron bridge, with concrete pillars,to connect Orange and Louisa counties at

Ellis'« Mills, was yesterday awarded to

tho Virginia Bridge and Iron Company,of Roanoke, Va., the cost to bo borneone-half by each county.yesterday the largest crowd that has

been In Louisa for some time attendedcourt, thlB being the first term of court-since January last. Yesterday and to¬day the time of tho court, has been occu¬

pied in trying the liquor cases, one ofwhich Is the case of John Evans, whichcomo up before a United State* commis¬sioner in Richmond last month. MuchInterest Is felt, as It is thought thatthese trials will go far towards closingthe blind tigers In this "dry county."Tho docket Is long, and It la thought thatJudgo Orlmsley wilt extend tho termof tho court to_ the fend of the week.James Lo Shefton and B. Ran. Well-

ford, of Richmond, nro here, interestedIn tho cose of Wiltshire vs. tho Metro¬politan Life Insurance Company",The demand for building sites still

continues, and .tho Episcopal ChurchhBB decided to sell Its vnlunble holding.to the east of the church, to be convertedInto dwelling lots.The Odd-Follow_ will observo Deco¬

ration Day by a parade, In which willJoin the Rebekahs, after which the gravesIn the dlfforont cemotorlea will bo deco¬rated.

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J. S, Good, retired farmer, of 017 WestMain Street, says: "For twenty yearsI have had nttaoks of lamene**** and «ore-

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CHESTER CAPTURESTHE HP SCHOOL

Other Districts Given Concessionsif They Pay Their

Share..(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)

CHESTERFIELD, VA., May lú.-In an-Bwer to the county school superintendent'scall to the school board and invitationto all other Interested citizens, aboutforty substantial and representative Ches-terfleldlans gathered to-day at the court¬house to discuss the feasabllity of estnb«-libhlng a high school for the county. TheState superintendent of public Instruc¬tion, Mr. Eggleston, was among the in¬vited who came from outside tho countyand he early in the meeting addressed thobody of men In the Interests of betterschools and In explanation of tho pro¬visions of law« for the assistance andmaintenance of high schools, making byhis clear and forceful talk a fine impres¬sion on his audience.A delegation from Chester, headed by

Rev. C. N. Friend, camo loaded with in¬ducements for the location at Chester ofa high school, backed by substantial «ut*-ecrlptlons amounting really to tho erec¬tion nnd equipment of an extra room tobe attached to the present public schoolbuilding at that place, without cost totho county, nnd by co-operation withDale District, captured the State emolu¬ments coming to this county In the pro¬posed new branch of Its educationalwork.

It was practically agreed that what iscalled a third grado high school be es¬tablished at Chester for tho present, withone teacher In addition to the two al¬ready employed there, the school to boIn the main for the b«eneflt of the twodistricts, Bermuda ami Dalou though con¬cessions will be. madó to" all tho otherdistricts, with tho understanding that theother districts may by appropriations fromtheir several funds share equally in thehigh school privileges at any future time,Mr. Eggleston In his address spoke most

flatteringly of Chesterfield's future, nnddeclared that by reason of its locationnnd peculiar and varied advantages Itwas destined to become one of the fore¬most counties of the State within a com¬

paratively short, timo.One of the strongest evidences of the

county's advancement nlong general linesis the decided Interest taken In late yearsIn good roods and educational work.

VIRGINIABRIEFS

(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)DANVILLE. VA.. May 16..Tho Danvlllo

Athletic Association director» to-day acceptedthe resignation of Mr. Oeorgo O. Templa a<j

president, and Mr. Rice Qwynn was electedto succeed liltn. W. Vf. Clark was elected vice-pr*»Ident.FARM VILLE, VA..Mr. J. D. Eggleston. Jr..

State superltnendent of Public Instruction, wasIn the county to-day to see his father. Dr. .1.D. EggleHion, who has been III for some week».FRBDERICK8BUKO, VA..Tho plant of the

Southern Foundry and Machino Works, In thisCity, has been sold by Mr. John T. Dale, oíChicago, the. owrior. to the Acme Manufac¬turing Company of New York, who will operateI: as a general foundry and repair shops, andwill manufacturo various specialties, such as

flr« «¡ulnaulshors. Improved churns and Xamllytee machinas.SUFFOLK, VA..After an all-day session in

Nansomond Circuit Court to-day John Kingwas oworded a divorce from his one-tlmo wife,Maria Kin«. The case was warmly contestedby tho wife and her attorneys, jiradforo im my,Mayor of Suffolk, WM one of the husband'slawyers. _

"WINCHESTEH, VA..Miss Cannon, of Dan¬ville, III., daughtor of Speaker Cannon, of thoHouse of Representativos, accompanied thoauto party of Mr, and Mrs. J. I,. Loose, or

Chicago, to Winchester yesterday, and spentto-day hero. They are touring tho Valley,

LIKE a'cLOCK.Never Missed a Day at School for

Ten Years.(Special to The Times-Dispatch.)

STAUNTON VA., May .. 15.-At thoclosing of tho Beverly Manor School InAugusta county yesterday, Mr. John XV,Todd, had the pleasure of delivering toMiss Vivian Lohr, daughter of Mr,Thorna» Lohr, a gold medal, In honor ofher being present every school day fortho last ten years. Tho modal, a beautifuland costly one and had engraved on It,"Vivian Lohr, from Beverly Manor SchoolBoard" on one side, and on tho other,"Present overy day for ten years," MissLohr lived two miles from tho school«house.

SOLD WITHOUT LICENSE.

Jerry Raines Fined and Im¬prisoned for Selling Liquor.

(Speclnl to The Tlmes-Dlspnioh.)FREDERICKBBURO, VA., May IB.-«

Jerry Raines, a morohnnt of Staffordcounty, was tried to-dny In Stafford Cir¬cuit Court on five Indict monts for sellingliquor, Ho pleaded guilty, and was finedfive nundred dollars and sentenced tosixty days In jail,_STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

Thomas Gardner «md His HorseInstantly Killed,

(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch,)FRANKLIN, SOUTHAMPTON COUN¬

TY, VA., May IB..Mr. Thomas Gardner,age*, thirty-five, was Instantly killed bylightning about a mile and half fromHandsom, Southampton county, this af-tornoon at throo o'clock. Mr. Gurdnerwm »9tn«f to jttandeoin with a load of pea-

nuts, when the Btorm came up. He stop«ped under some trees In front of Mr,J. W. PerBon's house and the lightningstruck the trees, killing him and IiIb horseInstantly. Mr. Gardner was working atthe time for Miss Vlrgie Tiers and was

taking the peanuts to Hnndsom for her.Mr. Bllncoe, of Bllncoo, Davle Com¬

pany, Norfolk, was about half a mllofrom Mr. Gardner when he was struck,Mr. Gardner was a married man andleaves a wlfo nnd six children.

ITOOK HIS OWN. LIFE.

Wallace Hughes, While De¬mented, Kills Himself.

(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)ELLERSON. VA., May 15.-Mr. Wallace

Hughes, who lived near Pole Green, shotand killed himself this morning, Hismind had been affected for some timepast and It Is supposed he was derangedwhen ho fired the fatal shot,

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VALLEY BRANCH.

B. and O. Officials on a Tour ofInspection.

(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)\V_NCHESTBR. VA., May 15..A party of

Baltimore and Ohio I'allroad officials. Includ¬ing General Superintendent C. C. F. Bent, aio

Inspecting the Shcnandoah division.One of the tlnest freight yard» In the world

is being built by this road at Brunswick, Md.,the terminal of the division, and It Is believedthat the offcials' visit here means more im¬provements to the A'alley branch,

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A Freight Wreck.( Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.)

CHATHAM, VA. May 16..A through freight,south-bound, was wrecked here to-day, derail¬ing: seven loaded coal cars, six of which weredemolished, and wiping out tho track and partof the roadbed for nearly ono hundred yards.Nobody was hurt, The train was goln«? very

rapidly, and the cars left the rails Just northof the depot, running for two hundred yards on

the ties and overturning down an embank¬ment.The wreck occurred between the station

ewtlches, leaving the passing track clear, andtrafilo was uninterruptedConductor Walter Aaron, of Chatham, and

Engineer E, L. Smith, of Lynchburg, were incharge,

Strangely Missing.(Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.)

DANVrLLE, VA., May 15..Jcane Imhofl,aged sixty years, and a native of Switzerland,rns been strangely missing since Friday af¬ternoon, and no trace of his whereabouts canbe learned. Mr. Imhoff has for tho past thirtyyears resided at Chalf Level, this county,and reared a large family. Ho camo to Dan¬ville Thursday, stopping with relatives. Hestarted to the depot Friday afternoon for home,but ns far as can bo ascertained never reach¬ed his destination. Mr. Imhoff Is a man ofgood ihablts, and highly respected. The policeand tho reslatlves of tho missing man havobeen at work on the case for some time, butIn no manner can account for tho strangedlrapupearance.

Farmer's Heavy Loss.(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)

DISPUTANTA, VA.. May 15..Mr.' W, T.Cordon, a prosperous farmer, living near thisplaco, awoke last night about 12 o'clock totine his barns on nro. H« lost three finehorses, all of his corn, two farm wagons,double «surrey and all harness; peanut planterand other farm ihmplemcnts and guano for thisyear's crops. It is supposed to have been thowork of an Incendiary. No Insurance, and losswill reach 53,000.

Episcopal Council.(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)

ALEXANDRIA. VA. May IE..The EpiscopalCouncil for the Dloceso of Virginia will moetat St. Paul's Episclpal Church at 10 o'cIockto-morrow morning. Bishop oibson will pre¬sido. It Is oxpectod that between ono hundredand fifty and two hundred ministerial and laydelegates will be in attendance, and will boentertained by the members of tho EpiscopalChurches of Alexandria. The council will re¬main In session about throe days.

ANNIVERSARY OF THEBATTLE OF NEW MARKET

Memorial Address and Con¬federate Graves Deco¬

rated.(Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.)

WODSTÓCK, VA.. May 15.-A largecrowd attended tho forty-second anni¬versary of tho battle of New York atNew Market to-day, coming from thisand surrounding counties. The groves oftho Confederate dead burled in St.Mathews' Cemetery, were decorated,Mr. Matthew Paxton, editor of tho

Rockhrldge County News, of Lexington,delivered tho address before tho Ladles'Memorial Society nnd Rlce-Noff CnmpConfederate Veterans.During tho day several gamos of base¬

ball were played and other artraetlonswere had for tho amusement of thocrowd.

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RED MEN TO MEETIN PORTSMOUTH

Grand Council to Close With a

Banquet to the GreatChiefs.

NEW BOAT FOR OYSTER NAVY

1.ought in New York and WillSoon Go Into Com¬

mission.

(Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.)NORFOLK, VA., May lK..Tlio Gtunt

Council of Red Mon of ^'l'.ßfnla will meetin annual tiohvotltio/i I:i Ijthlun Cns'.l'J,Portmnouth, to-movrow at 11 oVl.rk.Tho convohtian will continuo for thrsedays.Mayor Reed will welcome tho visitors,

and Oreat Sachem J. «W. Bowon will pre¬side over the chlefs: to the number of

one hundred, representing overy trl'oo of

tho order In' tho State,Following tho programme, tho kindling

of tho Great Council flro will occur, nndall who aro not member* of tho OicatCouncil will '..etiro.-. fAt 8 P. M. tho adoption degree will

bo amplified by teams from Black HawkTrlbo, No. 67, and Massasolt Tribe, No.77. At tho conclusion of the night ses¬

sion a banquet will be served tho greatchiefs In the assembly hall of PythianCastle, at which Mon. Brother CharlesT. Bland will bo toastmaster.

j Great Incohonoo John XX.', Cherry, PastGroat Incohonoo Thomas K. Donnelly, ofPhiladelphia; Great Sachem J. \V. Brown,of Petersburg, Va.; Great Benlor Sagn-moro CharleB Burkott, of Manchester,Va.; Past Great Sachem C. Emmett Hill,of Richmond, and Grent Trustee of Fi¬nance Committee Richard XV. Jones, of

Richmond, will respond to toasts.Chairman McDonald Lee and Secretary

S, Wllkins Mnthews, of tho State Boardof Fisheries, were In New York last

week and bought In that city a veBsel for

the Virginia oyster navy. The boat pur¬chased Is 110 feet long, 10 1-2 feet beam,

and was built by Roach & Brother, of

New York, at a cost of «5,000. She In an

Iron boat and first class. Tho boat left«Ntew York IFlriday nfkernoon, tcdmingthrough the canal, and went to Irvington,on the Rnppahannock River, where Bhe

will have repairs made, and bo repainted.She will be put in service In about thirtydays. After repairs are made, the boatwll have cost the State about $17,000.Herbert Robinson, aged 0 years, foil

from a third-story window to tho pavedyard at 175 Brewer Street to-day.He suffered tho breaking of a leg and

other painful injuries. The child is theson of W. H. Robinson, of Canada, whorecently came here and entered the em¬

ploy of the Southern Bel TelephoneCompany ao a cable splicer.The child was playing alono In the

upper story of the house when he fell.He was unconscious when picked up bya colored servant girl.

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ELEGANT WEDDING.Miss Rebekah Harvey Barrett the

Bride o£ Whitman,R.. Smith,(Special to The Times-Dispatch.)

ALEXANDRIA, VA., May lß.-Ono ofthe prettiest church weddings which hastaken placo in Alexandria this season

was the marriage of'Miss Rebekah Har¬vey Barrett, of this city, and Mr. Whit¬man Rathbone Smith, of Llnko, Ontario,which took place at 8 o'clock to-night atSt. Paul's Episcopal Church. The cere¬

mony was performed by Rov. P. P.Phillips, tho recrtor of the church.James McDonald, of Ottawa, was best

man, and Miss Lila Barrett, a sister ofthe bride, was matron of honor. Thebridesmaids wore Miss Bessie Herbert,Of Baltimore; M'.ss PrlBcllla Dodson, ofGreensboro, N. C.'j Miss Anne Cnldwell,of Loulsburg, XV. Va.; Miss Marian AVal-ler, of Wide AVater, Stafford county, Va. ¡Miss Kitty Barrett, a Bister of the brido,and Miss Lucy Douglas, of Alexandria.Tho bride was given away by her uncle,Mr. Alfred Pike, of Southport, England.The ushers were Mr. Robort Tempost.

of Llnko, Cnnado; Mr. Allan Stevenson,of Plttsburg, Pa. ; and Messrs, HarryBeverly, Taylor Burke, Richard Chlchos-ter, Charley Barrett and James Doug¬las, of Alexandria.Tho church was beautifully decorated

.with palms, pink carnations and pinkroses. The bride's gown was of whitesatin brocade. The matron of honor wns

dressed In pink sun-ploated silk, whiletho bridesmaids wore gowns of whiteValenciennes lace and enrried bouquotsof swoet peas. Immediately after thoceremony a reception was held nt thohome of tho bride's mother, .Mrs. KatoWaller Bnrrott, Tho house was decoratedwith American, Canadian and Englishflags. Refreshments were served froma .marque on the lawn.The bride Is tho daughter of tho late

Rov. Robert 8, Barrett, dean of St.Luke's Cathedral, Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs.Kato Waller Barrott, flold secretary oftho Florence Crlttenton Mission. She Isa granddaughter of tho late Colonel Wed,Waller, of Wide Water, Stafford county,Vn., and belongs to onoof tho most prom¬inent families In tho State.Among the out-of-town guests were

Mrs. Emily Kllbort, of Boston; Miss Cox,of Boston; Mrs. A,. J. C. Semple, of Bos¬ton; Senor DoNeatl, Senator and Mrs,Laninr, Senator nnd Mrs. Dubois, Mrs.«Robert S. Bnrrott, of Mexico, and Dr.Howard Kelly, of Baltimore.Aftor tho reception Mr. and Mrs. Smith

left for Saulto Sto Mario, Canada, wherothoy will visit tho groom's paronts andlater they will miiko their homo at Llnko.Ontario, wihoro tho groom Is employedas a civil engineer by. one of the Ca¬nadian rnllronils. ._«

NEW HIGH SCHOOL.

School Trustees Decide on TenThousand Dollar Building.(Special to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.;

¦BLAC'KSTONK, VA., May 15.-T1.3school trustees of tho county held t\meeting at tho courthouse to-day In re¬gard to building tho new high schoolbuilding InBlnckKtono, a largo numberwas present, and a »i'iyvt deal of Interestwas shown'in tho now school, nnd everyeffort was made to push forward tliuwork. Tho building will coHt $10,000, itlarge part of the nionoy lias been raised,tho plan for the house has been submittedby tho contractor, and work wll soonbo In progress,The Peoples Bunk has opened up in

their new brick building, which has re¬

cently boon completed. The officers aro

very «much gratified aT""the good startthey have made, and are much pleasedwith their new quarters.

THREE INDICTMENTS,

Betrayal, Non-Support and Post-office Robbery,

(Special to The Tlines-DIspatoh.)WOOIXSTOCK, VA«, May lí..Tho regular

May term of the grand Jury for '¦¡henumioancounty met hero thin weak iin<l returned throoindictments.one against Jame» B. I'oijtor forbetrayal of Mum[le u, Drinker, and one fornilhileini'iinfir against John P, Webb andEmoery Sllvlous, who uto chuu'tfod with «Jesur.

tlon of tlmlr wive» and failure to supporttliiMJi and their children, A bench «v/irrnnl hasbeen Issued nftnlnst Foster, while It In .«epe_l.iltlin nilsdeninnr i-nsfs will bo remanded theuni I. .¦ of tho peace for trial.The cnio nknlnsl Lester Walker, who Is

chnrik-ed with robbing Hie utoro of Mr, s. II.Culler« at Miiurertnivn during ln_t ftUthM.t. IHpet for trial at this term of Hie court. AInrgo number of articles recovered from WfilR-er were Identified by the mut mnrke. Tlmtaaro PCvernl Indictments iiRiiInst him for brefik-lli* Into different Ptores. and olio In thoUnited ntnten Court for robbing the postoftlcoat W'alerll.k, AVnrren county,

NEW MARKET HEROES.

Memorial Exercises By the V. M.I. Cadets.

(from Our Regular Correspondent.)LEXINGTON, VA., May 15,-Tho forty-

second anniversary of the battle of NewMnrket, in Which tho cadet« of tho Vir¬ginia Mllltnry Institute won renown, was

okscrved at tho Instituto to-day by thosuspension of nil duties. Tills afternoonat 6 o'clock the .mttaHon of cadetsmarched to tho Instituto cemetory wherotho Blx cadets who fell at No'V MarketHe, and fired three rounds of musketryover the graves.The decorations by the ladles of tho

Now Market Memorial Aüsoelnllon wereclnhorato. During the exercises minutegtins were fired.

NO CONFESSION.Mr. P. H. Pemberton Married for

the Fifth Time.(Speclnl to Tho Times-Dispatch..

FnEDEiniCKSBURO, VA., May ._.-

Thero Is no truth In the statement pub¬lished In a Richmond paper that GabrielBattnilo, tho young negro sentenced tobe hanged on June 8th, for committingan assault on Miss ,/rnn. Rogen», In KingGeorge county, hn3 made a conrosslon.Battulle is confined in Jail here, await¬ing the day of execution.Councilman E. XV. Mills Is seriously 111

at hl8 home here.Mr, P. H. Pemberton, of Mathlni» Point,

King George county, was mnrrled lostThursday for tho nfth time, Rev. AV. W.Owens officiating. The ceremony tookplaco at. his home. Mr. Pemberton hnalost sovcral wives and a number of chil¬dren by typhoid fever within tho pastseveral yeors.

Booker to Hang.(Special to Tho Tlmcs-OIspatch.)

PARMVILLE, VA., May 15..RobertBooker, the condemned.miiraerer of Char¬ley Brown, both colored, will bo hnngeclnext Friday morning In tho county Jailunless there should be further respitegranted by the Governor. Tho scaffold'hn-<* been erected In the jail building.Booker has been perfectly reconciled tohis fate since ho made a public professionof religion, and declares that he Is gladhis troubles will soon be over.

Primary Candidates.. (Special to The Times-Dispatch..

DAî-rvILLE, May 15..Ward muss-meetlnBSof tho Democratic voters of the Mx wards wereheld to-night for Ihe purpose of naming candi¬dates to be voted on at the primary to be heldMay ISth. The inoettnff* were largely attend¬ed, and all of the present councllmen, withthe exception of Alderman E. G. Mosoley, willbo candidates beforo tho primary.

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We're closing the tailored suits in a manner that doesnot admit of any doubt of our determination to close out

our stock at once. WE HAVE REDUCED THEM TOHALF PRICE AND LESS THAN HALF PRICE.Never before! have prices been so low this early in the.season, with such a comfortable stock of late models to

chose from, many of these suits having arrived within the "

lasty two weeks. All plain colors in Panama and voile,and the desirable gray worsteds, shown in model of Etons I

and Pony Coat styles. , j«V

Divided Into Four Lots as Follows:Lot No. 1.Suits that were $25.00 to $35.00 now.$15.00 V,Lot No. 2.Sultn that wero $87.50 nnd $3!).50 now.$25.00 ".«;.,«¦Lot No. 3.Suits that wore $42.50 nnd $45.00 now.»29.50 ¦'£'Lot No. 4.Suits that were $47.50 to $50.50 now.$35.00Made Doubly Attractive Because the Saving Is One-Half.

Silk Suits and Cloth Suits.Mostly last season's styles, of Eton and Blouse, about v

twenty-five suits in all. Every suit in this lot is up to our ..'usual high standard in quality and finish. If you can find to

your size in this lot a rare bargain awaits you. These suitá*:!*were from $24.50 to $35.00 each.

All MarKed Down to $9.98.^

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...Pio-.no Tuning...NOW IS THE TIME. Havo your Pianos tuned, nnd repaired by ex-Si

pert factory men. Wo have tho largest and best equipped repair factory.'In the city.floor space 130x40 foot. Estimates free. All work guaranteed.Phono us your orders. Pianos polished, Pianos rented, Pianos moved, ¡.Pianos stored.

The World'sBest Piano, The Knabe.

One thousand copies Muslo given away.

Fergusson Brothers,11 West Broad Street.

RICHARD O. FERGUSSON. Phono 2910.

Chartered 1832.

The Virginia Fire & MarineINSURANCE COMPANY,

RICHMOND. VA.

ASSETS JANUARY 1, 1906, - - - - - - $1,134647.11WM H PALMER«..'..'.'.«.'.'«President. W. H. MCCARTHY........ .Secretary.

E. B. ADDISON.......Vice-President. OSCAR D. PITTS.Treaeurer.

No Loss In San Francisco

Look at thePatterns, Please,

and you will find tho noatost and mostattrnotlvo designa that have boon shownIn Wall Papers In many years. Wo havoa wonderful assortment of new andbountiful putterns, suitable for Drawingand Dining Rooms, cheerful and brightcolors for Pod Rooms, Halls, etc

R. B. Brauer,120 East Broad.

Phono 1699.

Roses»Cut Flowers,

aridDesigns.Largest Stock,

Hammond.Florist,

.09 East Broad Street.I-.-

ROOF LEAKPAINT CEMENT!DOI.8 YOUK 1.001«" I,1-UK? PO.VT

.00 TO TIU3 JOXl'KXStO OF PUT»

TINO ON A NRW OKBi WE VAX

SÍAK« IT WATl-l.TK'llT.Anuilage Muuuiucturiiig Co.,

I'l-hoMo 871. lilchuwnfl. V».

It Depends on the Trunkhow far you can go without a break«* '

down.Trunks sold by us last longer, go fur*

thor. and do you moro good than anyjother make.

Our Roller ïrayIs simply perfection In trunlc making, j

Rountree's Trunk Store,703 E. Droad Street.

DeliciousPie!

Puro, flesh, with a light,crisp, crust, puro fruit fillingund a flavor delightful.}' tumpt«.lng.Such are nroinin's pies.tho

hounalteeper's favorito, thatsatisfies every taste. Try those.

Apple LemonPeach CocoanutApricot Huckleberry

L. Bromm,Bakeries,

516 E. Marshall, Phone 875.501 W, Broad, Phonal635,

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